Artist Development Network Introduces “GoldyLocks”
Hello music lovers everywhere! I wanted to share this wonderful sweet video that Goldy Locks and her band did recently! Great job on the video concept, the song and music, vocals, the taping, and the the whole fun video! Goldy is one of our favorite photographers in Nashville. She has photographed most of our artists [...]
ADN Presents Singer/Songwriter Courtney Yovich in the song “Happy To Be Here”
We are so excited and honored to present the young and beautiful Miss Courtney Yovich! It’s hard to believe she’s only 13 years old! Japanese/German background, this talented guitarist and singer/songwriter also plays bass and piano. The song “Happy To Be Here” which Courtney is singing in this home-spun video produced by her dad Matt Yovich, [...]
Congratulations to our Pop Artist, Drea Chamberlain!
Congratulations to our Pop artist, Drea Chamberlain, for landing this amazing billboard ad in New Jersey! Doesn’t she look awesome!? These photos came from her photo shoot in Nashville with the talented photographer, Amanda Van Sandt! Drea was the star of a television series in Pittsburgh last October. The producer would like her to make [...]
Art vs. Commerce-The Business Of Music
Years ago, I took my first day-job, selling TVs and stereos. The town was Berkeley, CA and it was a crazy 8-hour day. I remember talking to PhDs there, with a fine assortment of pens in their pockets, drooling over televisions with that I want this so bad look. Of course, all the while they [...]
Perfecting Your Live Performance – Vital for Your Singing Career
Click play to watch this live performance video critique “Why Is Live Performance So Vital?” Everyone wants to be a singer. Everyone wants to be a star. But I’m always surprised when I find out that some of these same people have never sung in public, never been on stage, never performed with a band. [...]
Do You Have a Vision for Your Singing Career?
Think about all the magnificent and amazing things around us; the architecture of all the different buildings, the beautiful landscaping, the variety of fashion in clothes and shoes we wear, our jewelry and accessories, the furniture we sit on, cars we drive, books we read, games we play, all those delicious recipes of foods we [...]
Why is Image so Important?
Taking the time to figure out who you are as an artist, and what kind of lasting impression you want for your fans visually, is just as important as the music you create and perform. I see many artists spending very little time on their image, which should be part of their overall “package.” If you want to [...]
The Artist and the Woodpecker
I attended college as a returning student at the age of 27. My world had little in common with the 18-20 year old kids that were there to see how much beer they could drink. I really enjoyed learning at that stage of my life. And while I have forgotten much of what I was [...]
Essence of Songwriting
The song is everything. While my A&R and staff songwriter, David Harper and I were shooting a songwriting video segment for our newly launched website, veteran songwriter Jeff Pearson stopped by right in the middle of taping. I was so excited to see my good friend after a couple of years of him leaving Nashville to [...]
Step By Step Path to Professional Singer
I am a professional singer/songwriter in Nashville TN. Like most music industry veterans, the first years of my career were spent on stage, learning to entertain a crowd. And while the music business has taken me an a very long journey, as of 2009, it’s all come full circle and right back to the stage. [...]